Israeli military confirms it killed senior Hezbollah commander in southern LebanonIn response to Abdallah's killing, Hezbollah had fired dozens of missiles towards northern Israel in a significant escalation of the conflict which has seen near daily exchanges of fire since the start of the war in Gaza last October.
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File photo showing smoke rising above south Lebanon following an Israeli strike amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces.
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Jerusalem: The Israeli military confirmed on Wednesday that it had killed senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Abdallah as well as three other Hezbollah fighters in a strike on a command and control centre in southeastern Lebanon.
In response to Abdallah's killing, Hezbollah had fired dozens of missiles towards northern Israel in a significant escalation of the conflict which has seen near daily exchanges of fire since the start of the war in Gaza last October.